Write a paragraph that summarizes the following:
Key concepts.
Importance of compliance.
Best practices to monitor for future quality improvements.
Short list of resources.
Be sure to include all appropriate citations.
Additional Requirements
Written communication: Use the Compliance Program Implementation and Ethical Decision-Making Template linked above. Your workplace brief needs to be clear, concise, well-organized, and generally free of errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. The title page, citations, and references need to be in the current APA format.
Length: Approximately 8–10 typed, double-spaced content pages in Times New Roman, 12-point font, including the reference page. See the APA 7th Edition Example Paper [PDF].
Title page: Develop a descriptive title of approximately 5–15 words. It should stir interest, yet maintain professional decorum. Ensure that your title page conforms to the current APA format.
References: Include a minimum of six current, authoritative citations and references in the current APA format. See Evidence and APA for more information.
Scoring guide: review the scoring guide for this assessment so that you understand how your faculty member will evaluate your work.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze health care laws and regulations from a local, state, and federal level.
Summarize the relevant health care compliance concepts that apply to a HIPAA privacy breach.
Competency 3: Assess the importance of continuous readiness in the health care organization.
Apply the seven essential elements of an effective compliance program to a HIPAA privacy breach.
Recommend evidence-based actions to address a HIPAA privacy breach.
Describe a health care, industry-approved, ethical decision-making framework.
Competency 4: Explain how governing body and regulatory agency standards exercise oversight authority within a health care organizational setting.
Provide a synopsis of the consequences to individual leaders and other internal stakeholders of not addressing a HIPAA privacy breach.
Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with the expectations of health care professionals.
Write a clear, concise, well-organized, and generally error-free workplace brief addressing a HIPAA privacy breach that is reflective of professional communication in the health care field.
